Fields set for All American Futurity and Derby

Staff ReportsMidland Reporter-Telegram

Published 7:15 pm, Thursday, September 1, 2011

RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. -- The 65th racing season at Ruidoso Downs closes on Labor Day with the 53rd running of quarter horse racing's most famous race and the richest race for 2-year-olds of any breed, the Grade 1, $2.4-million All American Futurity

Post positions were drawn for the futurity and for Sunday's 38th running of the Grade 1, $1,316,760 All American Derby on Thursday at Ruidoso Downs. Both races are at 440 yards.

Ochoa, the fastest qualifier to the futurity from 26 time trials run on August 18, will break from post nine in the final. The 2-year-old gelding by Tres Seis was bred in Texas by Johnny T.L. Jones Jr.. Third in the Grade 1, $500,000 Ruidoso Futurity on June 12, Ochoa has two wins in three starts and earnings of $44,200.

The 3-1 favorite in the morning line, Ochoa is trained by C. Dwayne "Sleepy" Gilbreath, who won the All American Futurity in 1983 with On A High and 1990 with Refrigerator.

Ochoa will be ridden by Jacky Martin, who rode the gelding in the trials and has ridden a record seven winners of the All American Futurity.